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Oh sure, this will show you what your residential IP has been connected with, but for real fun visit the site at work and it may be able to tell you what your COWORKERS have been downloading from work. 🙂

Try as you might, there's no foolproof way to be absolutely sure that your BitTorrent downloads are private and hidden from prying eyes. To prove it, one web site is posting your downloading habits out and in the open for all to see, and so we all understand how easy it can be to pin specific torrents …
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This is yet another test of the wiley and elusive Share with Note functionality in Google Reader…

Google’s already put its stamp on the great outdoors, what with its Street View fleet chronicling the well-trodden ways of our world for Maps. Which is precisely why Mountain View’s turning its attention inward for that next, great navigation innovation, as it attempts to chart a course through the wilds of indoor spaces. Hitting the Android Market in the U.S. and Japan today, the company’s ever-popular app gets a full version bump to 6.0, bringing with it the inclusion of …
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Crumpler makes a strong argument on design and construction, but even considering those factors, I think they are (bracing for flame) a bit overpriced.

If you dig into the history of Crumpler Bags, it comes as no surprise to discover that they started off as a messenger bags company! Innovations and strategic planning made them venture into laptops, backpacks and travel luggage, building up the brand to where it is now. I wish they could redo the magic of a 2006 promo where Crumpler Stores in New York were accepting ‘beer in exchange for bags!’ Say, if …
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This is a test of reactivating the Share with Note functionality of Google Reader. With any luck it will NOT appear in the Google Plus stream (much to Google’s chagrin, I imagine).

Pyrex, Erlenmeyer Flask, Measuring, 1,000 mL
by Pyrex

Buy new: $8.75

(Visit the Hot New Releases in Industrial & Scientific list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.)

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A little late-breaking, seeing as yesterday was International Speak Like a Pirate, but congratulations none the less. Given what pass for political parties days in this country, they could have done worse.

LaHaine sez, “According to the first prognosis, the German Pirate Party has entered the state parliament of the city-state of Berlin with 8,5% of the votes, counting for 14 of a total of 149 seats.”

Wahl-Spezial: Alles zur Abgeordnetenhauswahl in Berlin – SPIEGEL ONLINE – Nachrichten – Politik

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